Hybrid Accounts Receivable Accountant – Germany

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About the role

  • Accounts Receivable Accountant managing customer payments and accounts at KWS Berlin. Supporting international financial operations and ensuring compliance with accounting standards.

Responsibilities

  • Process incoming customer payments in accordance with SLA
  • Maintain and clear customer accounts
  • Provide customer balance confirmation and perform reconciliations
  • Process customer returns, rebates, and refunds
  • Generate statement of accounts and process dunning letters
  • Calculate and approve credit limits
  • Respond to audit requests and participate in meetings with auditors
  • Perform monthly, quarterly, and yearly closing activities in a timely manner
  • Resolve account discrepancies and contact customers accordingly
  • Calculate provisions, write-offs, and bad debts devaluation in accordance with IFRS 9
  • Create periodic/ad-hoc reports to support the leadership
  • Engage customers in collection efforts in writing as well as over the phone
  • Create manual invoices and manage cheques
  • Process acts of acceptance and monitor relevant general ledger accounts
  • Manage disputes, direct debit, and cash allocation with Treasury
  • Support in I.T. projects related to the department as well as engage in testing
  • Investigate inter-company differences with relevant stakeholders
  • Support the Business Units with daily requests as needed
  • Ensure work and process documentation is maintained and updated
  • Participate and provide training to new colleagues as needed

Requirements

  • Preferably an apprenticeship or BA Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Economics
  • Correlated areas such as International Relations or MA Degree will be considered
  • Prior experience in accounts receivable is desirable but not mandatory
  • Solid understanding of accounting practices and procedures
  • Knowledge in programing or scripting (coding) are an added advantage but not mandatory
  • Organized, detailed oriented, and able to work in a multicultural and diverse environment
  • Excellent communication skills and team mindset
  • Experience working in an international shared service organization or agribusiness sector is an additional advantage
  • Customer orientation and extraordinary service attitude
  • Ability to meet tight deadlines and manage high volume transactions
  • Besides knowledge of German, fluency in English is essential. Other languages such as Turkish, Portuguese, and Polish are also of interest.

Benefits

  • 30d holidays
  • flexible working hours
  • holiday and Christmas bonuses
  • company pension scheme
  • JobRad and/or Jobticket
  • professional and personal development support

Job title

Accounts Receivable Accountant – Germany

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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